Abstract: A channel condition information feedback method and apparatus are provided for a collaborative wireless communication network using a multiple input multiple output antenna system. The apparatus includes a downlink channel estimator that estimates channels of adjacent base stations, groups base stations from among the adjacent base stations that are capable of collaborative communication, and obtains a maximum singular vector to base stations belonged to a same group; and a vector selector which selects a weight io vector most accurately representing the maximum singular vector and a complex variable most accurately representing the maximum singular vector in combination with the weight vector.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining a transmission unit for data stream transmission in a wireless communication system in which multiple transmission and reception antennas are used and a receiver provides information on a data stream to be transmitted through a transmission unit. A fading estimator calculates fading values from the multiple transmission antennas to the multiple reception antennas. A channel quality estimator reverse-orders combined weights for multiple transmission units based on the fading values from the multiple transmission antennas to the multiple reception antennas, successively selects transmission units for data stream transmission among the reverse-ordered transmission units, determines a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for each of the selected transmission units, and feeds back the MCS to a transmitter.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for positioning a pilot in a transmitter for an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) mobile communication system. In the apparatus, a consecutive block assignment determiner determines whether it will assign a consecutive block or a single block in a frequency axis or a time axis. A pilot tone pattern generator determines a pilot pattern in the block by applying a predetermined rule according to the determination result. A pilot tone inserter positions pilots in the block based on the determined pilot pattern.

Abstract: A method for transmitting an uplink control channel at a terminal in a Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA)-based mobile communication system is provided. The transmission method includes receiving a control channel index allocated from a base station; transmitting control information at every symbol through a subband and a Zadoff-Chue sequence offset resource, which are mapped to the control channel index according to a first grouping rule; and transmitting control information through a subband and a Zadoff-Chue sequence offset resource, which are mapped to the control channel index according to a second grouping rule, beginning from a symbol after a slot boundary.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for controlling uplink transmission power in a wireless communication system. At least one of a plurality of downlink carriers and a plurality of uplink carriers are aggregated, and the plurality of downlink carriers and the plurality of uplink carriers are mapped between a User Equipment (UE) and a network in the wireless communication system. A message relating to uplink carrier transmission power is received at the UE from the network via a downlink carrier. Uplink transmission power of one or more uplink carriers is controlled in accordance with the message and aggregation and mapping of at least one of the downlink carrier and the one or more uplink carriers.

Abstract: A base station includes a transmit path circuitry to scramble CRC bits of a DCI format using a C-RNTI for dynamic scheduling, and scramble the CRC bits of the DCI format using an SPS C-RNTI for semi-persistent scheduling. If C-RNTI is used, the circuitry generates a downlink transmission grant using the DCI format being a fallback format to indicate a transmit diversity transmission scheme or a single-layer beamforming scheme, and uses the DCI format being a dual-layer beamforming format to indicate a dual-DRS port transmission scheme or a single-DRS port transmission scheme. If SPS C-RNTI is used, the circuitry generates a downlink transmission grant using the DCI format being the fallback format to indicate a single-DRS port transmission scheme, and uses the DCI format being the dual-layer beamforming format to indicate a dual-DRS port transmission scheme or a single-DRS port transmission scheme.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for transmitting a control channel message, which can reduce resource waste in an OFDM system multiplexing and using a Block Resource Channel (BRCH) and a Distributed Resource Channel (DRCH) in a frequency axis. The apparatus includes a controller for generating a predetermined field and outputting a control channel message including the predetermined field, the predetermined field indicating a precoding index when a common pilot is used for data demodulation in a mobile station and indicating a pilot format of a dedicated pilot when the dedicated pilot is used for data demodulation in the mobile station, the precoding index indicating a weight value for beam-forming of each antenna; and a transmission module for converting the control channel message into a wireless signal and transmitting the wireless signal to the mobile station.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for data transmission/reception in a mobile telecommunication system, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for data transmission/reception in a mobile telecommunication system employing an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheme. The method includes identifying a CHannel IDentifier (CH_ID), which represents a first resource indicated by a Forward Shared Control CHannel (F-SCCH) among all resources; identifying a second resource indicated by resource assignment information for group terminals; and when the first resource includes all or a part of the second resource, and a third resource unused by the group terminals exists in the entire or part of the second resource, transmitting/receiving data by means of the third resource and a fourth resource, which is a remaining part of the first resource excluding the second resource.

Abstract: A relay station in a wireless communication system is configured to relay communications between the base station and a plurality of subscriber stations. The relay station includes at least one antenna configured to transmit and receive data and control information. The relay station also includes a controller coupled to the antenna. The controller is configured to transmit control information to a subscriber station during a first set of symbols in a relay station to subscriber station (RS-to-SS) subframe. The controller also switches the antenna to a receive mode; and receives control information during a second set of symbols in the RS-to-SS subframe.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-output nitride light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a first conductivity type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductivity type nitride semiconductor layer deposited in their order on a substrate. The light emitting device also includes first and second insulation layers formed in different upper surface portions of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device, and first and second bonding pads formed respectively on the first and second insulation layers. The light emitting device further includes first and second extension electrodes extended from the first and second bonding pads and coupled respectively to the first and second conductivity semiconductor layers. The electrode arrangement according to the present invention prevents direct coupling between the bonding pads and the light emitting device, thus allowing a symmetrical structure that can achieve more uniform current spreading using only the extension electrodes.

Abstract: An organic electronic device. The device includes a first electrode to inject or extract hole, the first electrode including a conductive layer and an n-type organic compound layer disposed on the conductive layer, a second electrode to inject or extract electron, a p-type organic compound layer disposed between the n-type organic compound layer and the second electrode. The p-type organic compound layer forms an NP junction between the n-type organic compound layer and the p-type organic compound layer. The energy difference between a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy of the n-type organic compound layer and a Fermi energy of the conductive layer is about 2 eV or less, and the energy difference between the LUMO energy of the n-type organic compound layer and a highest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy of the p-type organic compound layer is about 1 eV or less.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are 5,?-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives useful as antiviral agents. More particularly, disclosed are 5,?-dimethylthieno[2,3-djpyrimidine derivatives represented by Formula 1, having an excellent inhibitory effect on the proliferation of hepatitis C virus (HCV), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), containing, as active ingredients, these compounds. The 5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine derivatives represented by Formula 1 have an excellent effect of inhibiting the proliferation of hepatitis C virus and also have low toxicity. Thus, these compounds are available as agents for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for transmitting packet data in a base station of a wireless communication system using a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) scheme. The method includes determining a HARQ scheme for use, from among a plurality of HARQ schemes including a Synchronous HARQ (SHARQ) scheme and an Asynchronous HARQ (AHARQ) scheme for transmission packet data, and transmitting the packet data along with control information including information indicating the determined HARQ scheme.

Abstract: A copper line having self assembled monolayer for use in ULSI semiconductor devices and methods of making the same are presented. The copper line includes an interlayer dielectric, a self-assembled monolayer, catalytic particles on the monolayer, and a copper layer on the monolayer with the catalytic particles. The method includes the steps of forming an interlayer dielectric on a semiconductor substrate having a metal line forming region; forming a self-assembled monolayer on the metal line forming region; adsorbing catalytic particles on the self-assembled monolayer; forming using an electroless process a copper seed layer on the self-assembled monolayer having the catalytic particles adsorbed thereto; and forming a copper layer on the copper seed layer to fill in the metal line forming region.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte for a secondary battery, comprising an eutectic mixture consisting of: (a) am amide group-containing compound with at least one EDG introduced into the N-position thereof; and (b) an ionizable lithium salt. Also, provided are a secondary battery comprising such an electrolyte, and a method of adjusting an electrochemical stability window of an eutectic mixture consisting of an amide group-containing compound and a lithium salt by regulating electron donating properties of at least one substituent group introduced into the N-position of the amide group-containing compound.

Abstract: In a relay based wireless communication system, a method for transmitting an uplink backhaul of a relay node includes obtaining scheduling information for an uplink backhaul sub-frame through a downlink backhaul control channel from a base station, and performing a rate matching and mapping of data by regarding at least one predefined symbol as a blank symbol. The predefined symbol is located at a front part or a rear part of the scheduled uplink backhaul sub-frame. The transmitting method further includes performing a multiplexing of the uplink backhaul sub-frame, and transmitting the multiplexed uplink backhaul sub-frame. This method can eliminate an overlap of transmission and reception timing in a relay node due to an RF transmission/reception switching time delay. Also, the method can make better use of wireless backhaul resources and minimize an influence on conventional systems by offering the compatibility with conventional uplink and downlink sub-frame structures.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a broadcast physical layer packet in a mobile communication system supporting multi-slot transmission and hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (H-ARQ) are provided. The method comprises initially transmitting the broadcast physical layer packet according to a fixed transmission format for at least one first slot interval and retransmitting the broadcast physical layer packet for at least one second slot interval using a variable transmission format different from the transmission format used in the first slot interval.

Abstract: A method and system for indexing physical channels in an OFDMA system where one OFDM symbol includes a plurality of subcarriers and one TTI includes a plurality of OFDM symbols are provided. A total number of subcarriers per OFDM symbol are divided into N groups. A kth group is selected from the N groups in each OFDM symbol of a TTI, and a physical channel corresponding to a set of subcarriers indexed with predetermined values, included in the kth groups of the TTI is indexed with an ordered pair (N, k).

Abstract: An apparatus and method transmits a packet data symbol in a high-rate packet data (HRPD) mobile communication system for broadcasting service. A transmission processor generates a modulated symbol by encoding, interleaving and modulating a physical layer packet to be transmitted, and arranges the modulated symbol in a data tone. A tone inserter inserts a guard tone and a pilot tone into the data tone. A tone power allocator sets a different pilot-to-data tone power ratio according to a position of a slot, in which the packet data symbol is included, and allocates power according to the pilot-to-data tone power ratio. A transmitter transmits the packet data symbol.

Abstract: A mobile station capable of communicating via an uplink transmission to at least one base station in a Multiple Input Multiple Output wireless network can map codewords to a plurality of layers. The mobile station includes a plurality of transmit antenna and a controller coupled to the plurality of transmit antenna. The controller is configured to map at least one codeword to a plurality of layers. The codeword includes a plurality of code blocks. The controller is configured to generate the plurality of code blocks from a transport block such that the number of code blocks generated correspond to an integer multiple of a number the plurality of layers.